- 3 -
A. Petitioners’ Background
Petitioners are husband and wife. Susan L. Reimer (Mrs.
Reimer) has had a lifelong passion for horses. Her parents have
owned horses since her early childhood, and she had a pony at the
age of 3. During high school, Mrs. Reimer entered her first
horse show competition through participation in a 4-H program.
Mrs. Reimer has continued to ride horses on her own since her
early adulthood. At the time of petitioners’ marriage,
approximately 32 years ago, Mrs. Reimer owned her own horse.
Mrs. Reimer was a preschool teacher during the years in issue.
J. Michael Reimer (Mr. Reimer) holds a bachelor’s degree in
business administration. He also completed some postgraduate
courses, although he does not hold a graduate degree. During
college, he completed approximately 16 hours of accounting
courses. In 1989, Mr. Reimer began working for Recticel Foam
Corporation as vice president of sales and marketing. When the
corporation was bought in 1990, his position was terminated. Mr.
Reimer, while seeking new employment, learned of a company called
National Safety Associates (NSA), which privately marketed air
and water filters. This activity will be described in detail
below. In order to earn more income, Mr. Reimer looked for full-
time employment. In the fall of 1991, Mr. Reimer was hired as an
automobile salesman for Borg Pontiac. He worked for Borg Pontiac
until September 1993 when he again changed employment to Village
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
Last modified: May 25, 2011